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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday signed new laws that would compel banks to accept movable assets at collateral with which to issue loans to Micro Small and Medium Enterprises as well as other Nigerians. The bills which have been signed in Acts by the acting president are part of the bills passed by the…

Cecilia Ijuo: The Senate on Tuesday passed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Bill 2017 after the third reading. The passage followed a clause by clause consideration of the bill and a voice vote by the lawmakers. The sponsor of the Bill, Sen. Obinna Ogba, had presented the report of the Committee on Sports and Youth…

Members of the House of Representatives have commended H.E Governor Ibrahim Gaidam for the effort he made so far in the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the reconstruction of facilities and infrastructure destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in parts of the state affected by their terrorist activity. Zoro said the federal government and…

El-Rufaí said in Kaduna through his media aide, Samuel Aruwan, that the former President had failed to justify why he released the fund only to his cronies instead of all the states. The governor lamented that instead of addressing the moral issues raised in the interim report of the investigation instituted by the National Economic…

Mr Robert Azibaola, a cousin to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has asked a Federal High Court, Lagos to declare that the EFCC has no power to remand suspects under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). Azibaola, a lawyer and environmental activist, had filed the suit following his arrest and detention by the Economic and Financial…

Olasunkanmi Onifade: DSS on Tuesday handed over the recently rescued 82 Chibok Girls to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development for rehabilitation. The schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on April 14, 2014, at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state. The 82 girls were released after the Federal Government…

Bolaji Buhari(Lagos, NAN): Donald Duke, the former governor of Cross River State on Tuesday said he would still take a shot at the presidency if the opportunity presented itself. Duke spoke at a programme, “The Nigerian Symposium for Emerging Leaders “, held in Lagos. He said though he once aspired to the position but did…

Osinbajo Signs Two New Laws To Ease Access To Credit For MSMEs *As part of Ease of Doing Business reforms, National Assembly forwards legislations for Presidential Assent Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has signed into law two bills from the National Assembly that will ultimately facilitate access to more affordable credit for Nigerians. The bills…

DSP , Ike Ekweremadu Commends Police The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Kpotun, on the prosecution of one of the false whistle blowers, whom police alleged misled them into raiding his official guest house in Abuja on Friday, May 26. Reacting to…

EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-FCT Minister’s Son for N1.2bn Fraud Shamsudeen Bala, son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, was on May 30, 2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja. He was re-arraigned along with four companies – Bird…

Ag President On How Low Income Earners Can Own A House *Ag. President details FG’s Social Housing Programme The Federal Government has started a N100 billion Family Home Fund – an initiative of the Federal Government’s social housing project that provides inexpensive mortgages to Nigerians who can afford N30, 000 per month, Acting President Yemi…

NTA News Summary, May 30 2017 Acting President Hails FG Achievements at Social Investment Score Card Impact of the Social Investment Programmes of the change administration has been described as significant and a testament of Nigeria’s ability to change the narrative of “who knows who” in employment process. Acting president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo noted…

Fake and substandard products worth over N450 million were destroyed at dumpsite in Epe. The Director General, SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma, during the destruction, said substandard goods are dangerous to lives, properties and the nation’s economic health, calling on all stakeholders, including the media, to join in the campaign to get rid of such products…

Former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega is dead at the age of 83. He spied for the U.S. before his drug trafficking and brutality triggered a U.S. invasion to oust him in 1989. President Juan Varela announced Noriega’s death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in the…

Arsenal have won the #FACupFinal for a record time. Arsene Wenger the Arsenal manager becomes the manager to have won the trophy a record 7 times more than any manager living or dead. This was achieved this evening after a show down at the Wembley stadium in London when Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 at the…

Laolu Akande, Abuja: Acting President at the G7 Summit cites energy and talent of youths as sources of optimism Africa is undeterred by the failures of the past and the continent is motivated by the incredible energy and talent of its bustling youthful population, according to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo spoke today…

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BBNaija “Double Wahala” housemate Anto has been evicted from the show. Anto became the eleventh housemate to be evicted and the first “individual” housemate to leave the Big Brother Naija themed show. Big Brother (Biggie)had dissolved the pairings therefore requiring the housemates to play the game as individuals. Anto’s chances of winning the grand prize…

LAUNCESTON, Australia, March 19 (Reuters) – The market narrative consuming crude oil markets currently is the interplay between supply cuts by OPEC and its allies and rising U.S. shale output, with a side helping of Chinese imports driving demand. Go to News Source Author:

Experts in Ondo State, under the umbrella of Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) have kicked against the proposed Land Use Charge by the state government. The stakeholders cautioned Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to drop the idea of imposing land use charges on residents in the face of the current economic hardship. The Chairman of…

The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, and Kogi State Government under the leadership of Yahaya Bello should be held responsible for the killings of over 50 people in Kogi state. PDP said Buhari-led Federal Government and the Kogi government have failed to take decisive steps in dealing with…

OrderPaperToday– The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has accused the special assistant to the President on prosecution, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla and a former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezulike, of burglary and forgery. Ekweremadu also accused the duo of spreading and sponsoring scandalous information about his alleged ownership of undeclared foreign assets…

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"We are concerned only about his record – has he secured Nigeria? Has he fought corruption? Has he truly grown the economy so it can work? Can our president keep us safe when we travel to any part of this country? Is your life better today than it was six years ago?"Muhammadu Buhari, January 2015.